Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Pendant

Hi Ballendo,

I think I have covered most of what you ask here in a previous post but I
should say that in the first instance I am trying to produce something that
is useable and still affordable. The last thing that I wanted to do is to
drive the price out of most HSM's budgets.

>
> Since you're programming a PIC anyway:

The difficulty here is that of running out of pins on the device, the price
and the speed of the processor. Not to mention the available the space for
programming. I am relatively new to PIC's and CNC, the learning curve is
quite steep.

> How about WE enter our steps per inch/mm/unit. You then allow one of
> 4 of 12 feedrates (IPM) based on OUR input?
>
> Next, how about a 'move' 90 or 45 degree only of a certain Distance
> (units), based on our steps/unit value?
>
> Thes two items will allow much of the functionality of CNC, without
> the computer, and will be MORE useful,IMO, than just a dumb power
> feed.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ballendo
>
> P.S. The steps/unit could be 'input' by dipswitches 14 'bits would
> allow steps/unit up to 16384 per'. The remaining two switches if
> dip8's are used 'could' select one of four axis combos for output
> xyxa,xyz,xz,xy?

I am sorry, it is after 2 in the morning here and I can't get my head around
what you are trying to say here in the PS?

Terry